Ken Singleton doubled in the seventh for the run that gave the Orioles a 4-3 win over the Tigers. Detroit's Ron LeFlore tripled in the first and beat out a bunt for a single to extend his hitting streak to 30 games, four behind George Sisler's A. L. record of 34 at the start of a season (1925).

Lee May and Tony Muser hit run-scoring singles for the Orioles in the first and the Tigers' Alex Johnson and John Wockenfuss homered in the fourth. The Orioles tied it, 3-3, in the sixth on pitcher Joe Coleman's wild throw to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Thursday, May       27, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      2  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  9  1
Tigers       0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  3


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Singleton lf          5   0   2   1     0   0   .188      LeFlore cf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .392
Belanger ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .264      Stanley 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .276
Grich 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .312
R. Jackson rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      Johnson lf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .291
L. May dh             3   0   1   1     1   1   .240      Freehan dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
  Harper pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Wockenfuss c          3   1   1   1     0   1   .281
Muser 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .261        Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Blair cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .177        Kimm c              0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
DeCinces 3b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .256      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Duncan c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .271        Thompson ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Veryzer ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scrivener ss,3b       4   0   1   1     0   0   .222
                                                          Manuel 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .170
                                                          Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   3     2   4             Totals               35   3  10   3     1   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  9,397
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 7
DP: Orioles 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Belanger, Wockenfuss, Coleman 2
Doubles: Singleton (3)
Triples: LeFlore (3), Scrivener (1)
Home Runs: Johnson (2), Wockenfuss (1)
Stolen Bases: Grich (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Manuel (2)
GIDP: Singleton (5), Johnson (5)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman W(4-2)         7.1  10   3   3   1   3   2  32   2.89
Miller SV(3)            1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.67
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   4   2  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(2-4)          9     9   4   3   2   4   0  37   4.53
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   4   0  37

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


ORIOLES 1ST: Singleton grounded out (second to first); Belanger
walked; Grich singled to left [Belanger to second]; R. Jackson
flied out to center [Belanger to third]; L. May singled to
center [Belanger scored, Grich to second]; Muser singled to
center [Grich scored, L. May to second]; Blair forced Muser
(third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore tripled; Stanley walked; Staub popped to
third in foul territory; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces popped to catcher; Duncan grounded out
(third to first); Singleton singled to right; Belanger flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Freehan flied out to right; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; Rodriguez singled to center; Scrivener tripled
[Rodriguez scored]; Manuel flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jackson
struck out; L. May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt LeFlore singled; Stanley flied out to
center; Staub lined into a double play (shortstop to first)
[LeFlore out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers
1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Blair flied
out to center; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Johnson homered; Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wockenfuss homered; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Scrivener grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 5TH: Duncan singled to left; Singleton grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Duncan out at
second]; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 2, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Manuel struck out; LeFlore struck out; Stanley
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
2, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Grich singled; R. Jackson struck out; Grich stole
second [Grich to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; L. May struck
out; Muser reached on an error by Coleman [Grich scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Blair forced Muser (third to second); 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Johnson singled to right;
Freehan singled to center [Johnson to third]; Wockenfuss was
called out on strikes; Rodriguez grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 3, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces singled to shortstop; Duncan forced
DeCinces (shortstop to second); Singleton doubled to center
[Duncan scored]; Belanger flied out to center; Grich grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Scrivener reached on an error by Belanger; Manuel
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Scrivener to second];
LeFlore flied out to left; Stanley flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 8TH: R. Jackson grounded out (second to first); L. May
walked; HARPER RAN FOR L. MAY; Muser popped to first in foul
territory; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: HARPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); Johnson singled to left; Freehan singled
to left [Johnson to second]; MILLER REPLACED HOLTZMAN
(PITCHING); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Oglivie flied out to
left; THOMPSON BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Thompson flied out to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

ORIOLES 9TH: KIMM REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING C ); VERYZER
REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING SS); SCRIVENER CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); DeCinces singled [DeCinces to second (error by
Coleman)]; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [DeCinces out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Scrivener flied out to right; MEYER BATTED FOR
MANUEL; Meyer flied out to left; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, Tigers 3.